An Etymological Dictionary of Astronomy and Astrophysics
English-French-Persian

To use up. See also → spend, → consume.

From L. expendere "to pay out, weigh out money," from → ex- "out" + pendere "to pay, weigh."

Hazinidan, back formation from haziné, → expenditure.

1) The act of expending something, especially funds; disbursement; consumption.
2) Something that is expended; expense (Dictionary.com).

From → expend.

Mid.Pers. uzên, uzênag "expense;" ultimately from Proto-Ir. *uz-ayana- literally "going out" (cf. Awromani ziāy-/-zia- "to go out"), from uz-, → ex-, + *Hai- "to go," → efficiency.